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BNC: 193 COCA: 164

begin

Word family 
ldoce_706_zbe·gin /bɪˈɡɪn/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst began /-ˈɡæn/, past participlepp begun /-ˈɡʌn/, present participle beginning)
1  start doing STH 開始做某事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to start doing something 開始；着手
As everybody’s here, let’s begin.
大家都到齊了，我們就開始吧。
In the third year, students begin the study of classical Chinese.
學生在三年級開始學古代漢語。
The president begins talks with the prime minister tonight.
總統將於今晚和首相展開會談。
begin to do something
She began to feel a sense of panic.
她開始有一種恐慌的感覺。
begin doing something
I began teaching in 1984.
我在1984年開始教書。
► see thesaurus at start
2  start happening 開始發生 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] if something begins, or you begin something, it starts to happen or exist from a particular time （使）開始〔發生或存在〕
It was the coldest winter since records began.
那是有史以來最寒冷的冬天。
begin at
The meeting begins at 10.30 am.
會議上午10點半開始。
3  do first 首先做 [intransitiveI] if you begin with something or begin by doing something, this is the first thing you do 以…開始
begin with
Shall we begin with a prayer?
我們先做個禱告好嗎？
begin by doing something
I’ll begin by thanking you all for being here tonight.
首先我要感謝大家今晚來到這裏。
4  book/word etc 書/單詞等 [intransitiveI] if a book, film, or word begins with something, it starts with a particular event or letter 〔書、電影或單詞〕以…開始，以…開頭
begin with
‘Psychosis’ begins with a P.
單詞 psychosis的第一個字母是p。
 Register
In everyday English, people usually say start rather than begin: 在日常英語中，人們一般說start，而不說begin
The movie starts at 7.45.
電影7點45分開始。
Let’s start by introducing ourselves.
我們首先自我介紹吧。
Not many English names start with X.
以X開頭的英語名字不多。
5  speech 話語 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to start speaking 開始（說話）
‘Ladies and gentlemen, ’ he began. ‘I am delighted to be here.’
“女士們，先生們，”他開始發言說，“我很高興來到這裏。”
6  to begin with 
a) spoken used to introduce the first and most important point you want to make 首先〔用於引出首先想說的、最重要的内容〕
Well, to begin with, he shouldn’t even have been driving my car.
好吧，首先他本來就不應該開我的車。
b) NOWused to say that something was already in a particular condition before something else happened 原來
I didn’t break it! It was like that to begin with.
不是我弄壞的！它原來就是這樣的。
c) FIRSTduring the first part of a process or activity 起初，開始的時候
The kids helped me to begin with, but they soon got bored.
開始時孩子們都來幫忙，但他們很快就厭煩了。
Examples from the Corpus
to begin with• It might be on sale, but it was way overpriced to begin with.• You don't need a complex system for that - just time and some simple logic to begin with.• Your first effort may well look like a rag doll, but this is quite adequate to begin with.• If the bonds were ours to begin with..• It was totally unnecessary, to begin with.• They were Hale and Pace to begin with.• But there is too little water to begin with, and water in rivers is phenomenally-expensive to move.• To begin with, much of this new housing is not affordable.• To keep from going into debt to begin with, set a budget and stick to it.• The trick is to begin with the empty set, which has no members.• Hopefully, the test items gave you some ideas about where to begin with your positive plot.
7  can’t begin to understand/imagine etc spokenDIFFICULT used to emphasize how difficult something is to understand etc 根本無法理解/想象等
I can’t begin to imagine how awful it was.
我簡直無法想象情況有多糟。
8 begin (something) as something phrasal verbphr v to be a particular thing at the start of your existence, working life etc 〔指生活、工作等〕從…開始，從…做起
Roger began his career as an office boy.
羅傑的事業是從辦公室打雜開始的。
Examples from the Corpus
begin as • Jones, a registered nurse, began working as a center volunteer in 1983 and became director of operations in 1989.• The daughter of a distinguished Cambridge mathematics tutor, she began work as a Sunday school teacher in the 1850s.• Gary, 26, left school with just four CSEs and began working as an engineer.• Men of industry and commerce began to emerge as men of some wealth.• Melissa's heart began to thump as she peered round to see what was causing the obstruction.• My head began to pound as soon as I got there.• The former began to subside as the managers progressed through the year; the latter, however, would remain.
n Grammar
Begin belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.
You can say:
They began the meeting at 9.
In this sentence, ‘the meeting’ is the object of begin.
You can also say:
The meeting began at 9.
In this sentence, ‘the meeting’ is the subject of begin.
5 FREQUENCY 使用頻率
Examples from the Corpus
begin• Once the children were quiet, the teacher began.• Casting for the play will begin next week.• Several new businesses began operating during the year and are already trading profitably.• The audience suddenly began shouting and cheering.• And when he begins that breathing, he automatically feels calm and in control.• They began their holiday in Italy, and then went on to Greece.• Peter came in and began to chat me up.• More and more people are beginning to do their shopping on-line.• As the meat begins to firm from cooking, it will be less likely to stick to the grill.• "What do you mean?" she said, beginning to laugh.• I held the stare until my eyes began to water.
begin to do something• Manshin Anjima stretched her arms above her head, then began to braid her sparse hair.• In therapy he began to examine carefully the reasons for his previous passivity.• You will begin to feel bewildered and lost, probably frightened, too.• Scott also began to form a few close relationships with other kids at school.• She had just about finished, when she began to make out footsteps approaching from deeper in the maze of drums.• People began to meet in their homes.• I put my foot down and the car began to move forward.• After two weeks, I began to realize that she wasn't coming back.• Only in the past two decades have educators and policy-makers begun to reexamine these assumptions seriously.
begin at• The funeral service will begin at 3 p.m.
begin with• The book begins with a letter from Barbara Bush.• Shall we begin with a prayer?
Origin begin
Old English beginnan
BNC: 193 COCA: 164
begin

verb

ADVERB | VERB + BEGIN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤again, all over again, anew (especially NAmE) 重新開始◇Once it has finished, the DVD automatically begins again.數字激光視盤放完後會自動從頭再開始播放。◇We had to begin all over again.我們不得不從頭再來。➤immediately, quickly, suddenly立即／迅速／突然開始◇Research into the problem began immediately.立即展開了對這個問題的研究。➤gradually, slowly逐漸／慢慢開始◇He took a deep breath and slowly began.他深吸一口氣，緩緩開始。➤shortly, soon很快／馬上開始◇The concert will begin shortly.音樂會快要開始了。➤finally終於開始◇Work on the building finally began in the summer.夏天大樓終於開工了。VERB + BEGIN➤be due to, be expected to, be scheduled to預定開始；預期開始◇The entertainment was due to begin at 8.30.娛樂活動預定 8 點 30 分開始。➤be ready to準備開始▸➤be about to, be going to就要開始◇A new life was about to begin for him.他即將開始新生活。PREPOSITION➤by以⋯開始◇Let's begin by writing down a few ideas.我們先寫出幾種想法，以此作為開始。➤with以⋯開始◇We will begin with a brief discussion of the problems.我們開始先簡單討論一下這些問題。◇Can you think of a word beginning with V?你能想出一個以字母 V 開頭的詞嗎？PHRASES➤begin at the beginning從頭開始◇OK, let's just begin at the beginning.好吧，我們就從頭開始吧。➤be just beginning, be only beginning才剛開始◇Their troubles are only beginning.他們的麻煩才剛剛開始。
BNC: 193 COCA: 164
begin verb
⇨ begin (begin work/to cry/talking) ⇨ start (a concert begins) begin

verb

  ➡ See also the entries for establish, introduce 1 and start verb 另見establish條、introduce條第1義和start動詞詞條begin ♦︎ start ♦︎ open ♦︎ embark on/upon sth ♦︎ take sth up ♦︎ set about sth ♦︎ go about sth ♦︎ commenceThese words all mean to do the first part of sth, or to do sth or make sth happen or exist for the first time. 這些詞均表示開始、着手。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to begin / start / take up / set about / go about / commence doing sth◆to begin / start to do sth◆to begin / start sth by doing / with sth◆to begin / start / open / embark on a / an campaign / enquiry◆to begin / start / open a discussion / conversation◆to begin / start / embark on a war / scheme◆to begin a / start a / commence battle◆to begin / start / take up / commence work◆to begin / start / open a story / letter / sentence◆to begin / start / open a day / year / meeting◆to begin / start / embark on / take up / commence a career / life◆to begin / start / embark on a journey / search / relationship◆to begin / start / take up a / your employment / duties / hobby◆to begin / start / commence production◆to immediately begin / start / embark on / set about / commence / launch into sth◆to have just begun / started / opened / embarked on / taken up / launched into sth■ begin (beginning, began, begun) [intransitive, transitive] to do the first part of sth; to do sth that you were not doing just before 開始；啓動；着手做◆She began by thanking us all for coming.她首先對我們大家的到來表示感謝。◆We began work on the project in May.我們於5月份開始了這個項目。◆I began (= started reading) this novel last month and I still haven't finished it.我上個月開始讀這本小說，到現在還沒讀完。◆She began to cry.她哭了起來。◆I was beginning to think you'd never come.我開始以爲你不會來了。◆Everyone began talking at once.大家同時開始講話。OPP end ⇨ end verb   see also beginning ⇨ start noun , begin ⇨ start verb ■ start [transitive, intransitive] to begin doing sth; to make sth begin to happen 開始；着手做；使發生◆I start work at nine.我9點開始工作。◆The kids start school next week.孩子們下星期開學。◆We need to start (= begin using) a new jar of coffee.我們得新開一罐咖啡了。◆It started to rain.下起雨來了。◆Mistakes were starting to creep in.不知不覺間，開始出錯了。◆She started laughing.她笑了起來。◆Let's start by reviewing what we did last week.我們先來複習一下上星期所學的内容。◆It's time you started on your homework.你該做功課了。◆Who started the fire?誰放的火？◆Do you start the day with a good breakfast?你早晨起來會先好好吃一頓早飯嗎？OPP finish , stop ⇨ end verb , finish ⇨ finish , stop ⇨ stop verb 3   see also start ⇨ start noun , start ⇨ start verb NOTE 辨析 Begin or start?There is not much difference in meaning between these words. Start is more frequent in spoken English and in business contexts; begin is more frequent in written English. Start, but not begin, can also mean 'to make sth start happening' or 'to make a machine start working'. 這兩個詞意思差别不大。start較常用於口語和商務語境中，begin較常用於書面語中。start還可表示使某事發生或發動機器，但begin無此用法◆Who began the fire? ◆I can't begin the car. ■ open [transitive] to make an activity or event begin; to make a story, piece of writing or period of time begin in a particular way 着手；開始；（故事、文章）以⋯開篇；（一段時期）以⋯開頭◆Who is going to open the conference?誰來宣布會議開幕？◆The police have opened an investigation into the death.警方已開始調查這樁命案。◆They will open the new season with a performance of 'Carmen'.他們將上演《卡門》，以此拉開新戲劇季的帷幕。◆I opened the story with Viola because I wanted the reader to 'meet' everybody through her eyes.我把薇奧拉作爲故事的開場人物，因爲我想讓讀者通過她的眼睛去“結識”每個人。 OPP close ⇨ end verb   see also open ⇨ start verb , opening ⇨ launch noun , opening ⇨ start noun , opening ⇨ first det. adj. ■ emˈbark on sth■ emˈbark upon sth

phrasal verb

 (rather formal) to begin doing sth new or difficult 從事，着手，開始（新的或艱難的事情）◆She is about to embark on a diplomatic career.她即將開始外交生涯。◆Remember these basic rules before embarking upon major home improvements.在着手進行重大家居裝修之前要記住這些基本準則。■ ˌtake sth ˈup

phrasal verb

(took, taken) [no passive] to begin sth such as a job or hobby 開始從事（某項工作或業餘愛好）◆He takes up his duties next week.他下周開始履行職責。◆She has taken up (= started to learn to play) the oboe.她學起吹雙簧管來了。OPP give sth up ⇨ stop verb 1 ■ ˈset about sth

phrasal verb

(setting, set, set) [no passive] to begin doing sth 開始做；着手做◆She set about the business of cleaning the house.她動手打掃起房子來。◆We need to set about finding a solution.我們得着手尋找一個解決辦法。■ ˈgo about sth

phrasal verb

(goes, went, gone) [no passive] (often used in negative statements and questions with how 常用於否定陳述和以how引導的疑問句中) to begin working on sth, especially in a particular way （尤指以特定的方式）開始做◆You're not going about the job in the right way.你一開始做這事的方法不對。◆How should I go about finding a job?我該怎樣着手找工作呢？■ commence kəˈmens [transitive] (formal) to begin sth 開始；着手◆The company commenced operations in April.公司4月份開業了。  see also commence ⇨ start verb
BNC: 193 COCA: 164

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